Lewisia

Lewisia rediviva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Lewisia
Species: L. brachycalyx – L. cantelovii – L. columbiana – L. congdonii – L. cotyledon – L. disepala – L. kelloggii – L. leeana – L. longipetala – L. maguirei – L. nevadensis – L. oppositifolia – L. pygmaea – L. rediviva – L. sacajaweana – L. stebbinsii – L. × whiteae

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lewisia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 26. Reference page.

Name

Lewisia Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 2: 368. (1814)

• Typus: Lewisia rediviva Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 2: 368. (1814)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oreobroma Howell, Erythea 1: 31. (1893)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional:Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Regional:Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Regional:Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional:Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 2. pp. 359–751, London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page.  p. 368

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lewisia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Lewisia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Lewisia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Lewisia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2017.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Lewisia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2024 Feb. 26.

Vernacular names

English: Bitter Root
suomi: Levisiat
svenska: Lewisiasläktet

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